Residential fridges

[Richard Gideon]

How dreadfully middle class!!

Dick Gideon
1989 35FC
On the road, Canyon Lake, TX

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein"
<MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote:
>
> I know a particularly 'thrifty' fellow who got by with a derelict
RV reefer for years, used ice. Blocks when he could get them, other
wise a 20# bag. His beer was pretty cold.
> MH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jack & Donna Smith
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:12 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Residential fridges
>
>
> The residential type sound good.. I dont have any experience with
a
> replacment, but several years ago, our Dometic crapped out in the
> first week of a 2 month trip. Emergency time! We went to Home
Depot
> and bought a 2.5cuft Bar type. Strapped it to the dinette table
with
> a motorcycle tiedown, and economised on the cold items. It got us
> through our trip, by 110v hookups in KOAs and running the gennie.
> Worked OK till we got home, and were able to replace the Dometic.
> Jack & Donna Smith
> 1973FC31
> SoCal
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123"
> wrote:
> >
> > House type fridges are becoming more prevelant all the time.
Having
> > owned a ton of RV's over the years with propane units I can
certainly
> > see why. The propane fridges have a short life span, are very
> > expensive, lots of board problems, expensive to repair, cooling
> > troubles when not level or in extreme heat and small interiors.
Modern
> > refrigerators are very energy efficient and do not need the
starting
> > current of yesteryear. I was told by an upper level mgr. at
Fleetwood
> > that they expect Dometic and Norcold will have house type
fridges in
> > the near future as they are loosing sales to domestic mfrs.
When
> > looking at some BB's advertised on the net I see some mid 90's
units
> > with house fridges. These are older fridges and not super
efficient. I
> > would like to hear from BB owners with this option? Are you
pleased
> > with the fridge? Do you have problesm when boondocking for a
few days?
> > What does BB supply for battery power and invereter size with
this
> > option? Any problems?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bruce
> > 1988 FC35
> >
>